HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR (THROUGH VIRTUAL MODE) WP(C ) No. 169/2025 Masrat Jan ..... petitioner (s) Through :- Mr Bilal Ahmad Malla Advocate V/s UT of Jammu and Kashmir and ors .....Respondent(s) Through :- Mr. Zahid Qais Noor G.A. Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY DHAR, JUDGE ORDER 1 The petitioner, through the medium of present petition, has sought a direction upon the respondents to shift the Anganwari Centre located at Umerabad Rednag, Ward No.05, from the house of one Mst. Taja (ex-Anganwari Helper) to her own house. 2 The grievance projected by the petitioner is that when she took up the assignment of operating the Anganwari Centre at the aforesaid location, upon termination of engagement of Mst. Taja as an Anganwari Helper for the said Centre after she had attained the age of 60 years, she was not allowed to operate the Anganwari Centre, which is located in the house of Mst. Taja. It has been contended that the petitioner has constructed the requisite infrastructure for housing the Anganwari Centre in her own house, but the respondents are not shifting the Anganwari Centre to her house which compels her to operate the Anganwari Centre from the house of Mst. Taja, who is causing all sorts of obstructions in running of the Anganwari Centre. It has S No.6 been further contended that the petitioner has represented to the respondents to redress her grievance, but to no avail. 3 Issue notice to the respondents. Mr. Mr. Zahid Qais Noor G.A. accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. 4 Having regard to the limited nature of the controversy involved in the present writ petition, the learned counsel for the parties have submitted that the petition can be disposed of at this stage itself by extending appropriate directions to the respondents. 5 Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to treat the present writ petition as a representation on behalf of the petitioner, and to decide the same in accordance with the law within a period of one month from the date a copy of this order and a copy of the writ petition is provided by the petitioner to the respondents. The respondents shall also ensure that no obstruction is caused in the smooth functioning of the Anganwari Centyre by the petitioner. (SANJAY DHAR) JUDGE Jammu 03.02.2025 Sanjeev